Sweet pilaf with raisins and dried apricots and dried fruits

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make sweet pilaf with raisins, dried apricots and dried fruits? Even easier than meat! First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. You can use special rice for pilaf or ordinary steamed rice. I have steamed golden rice. It holds its shape well, does not boil even with long heat treatment. You can replace sugar with honey. In addition to these dried fruits, you can add dried apples or pears, dried cranberries, etc .

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the rice thoroughly until clear water. Fill the rice with water and leave it while you prepare the dried fruits. Before adding to the pan, flip the rice onto a sieve.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash all dried fruits. Pour dried apricots and prunes with hot water and leave to swell for 5-7 minutes. Dried fruits do not have to be filled with water - the roasting and stewing time is enough for them to become soft.

4. Step 4:

   

   Then drain the water. Cut the prunes and dried apricots into 2-3 pieces.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the carrots and cut them into small pieces. If the carrots are not large, take 2-3 pieces. It will turn out very tasty with a young carrot.

6. Step 6:

   

   Heat the butter in a saucepan or deep frying pan. Put the carrots and fry over low heat for 5-7 minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Add sugar or honey, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Fry, stirring, until the carrots are caramelized. These spices can be changed or removed to your liking. For example, ground cinnamon can be replaced with a whole stick. Replace vanilla sugar with regular sugar and add vanilla on the tip of a knife. If you do not like the aroma of cloves, you can not add it at all, etc .

9. Step 8:

   

   Add raisins, dried apricots and prunes to the carrots. Mix everything together.

10. Step 9:

    

    Pour in the washed rice.

11. Step 10:

    

    Fill everything with water so that it rises above the cereal by 1-2 fingers.

12. Step 11:

    

    Cover the saucepan with a lid and simmer the pilaf over low heat for about 30 minutes or a little longer until the water is completely absorbed.

13. Step 12:

    

    Remove the finished rice from the heat, stir the pilaf.

14. Step 13:

    

    Cover the saucepan with a lid and let the pilaf brew for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy your meal!